Ariana Grande Debuted a Low, Platinum Blonde Ponytail and Fans Are Freaking Out

Ariana Grande surprised fans on April 17 by breaking her four-month-long silence on social media to announce new music. Not only did the 24-year-old singer say she "missed" fans, but she also released the name of her upcoming single, "No More Tears Left to Cry," and the corresponding cover art. Not only did her fans go into full freak-out mode over the new music, but her new look caused an uproar to those who know Grande is synonymous with high ponytails.

Instead of an auburn-colored high ponytail, Grande switched it up for the single with an icy blonde low pony. Not only are fans just simply not used to seeing their queen without a unicorn-like pony, but they're already reading into what this could possibly mean for the next era of Grande.

"All my AP Lit training is telling me that high ponytail Ariana Grande = happy and low ponytail Ariana = sad," one Twitter user wrote. "Ariana Grande lowered her ponytail...she’s ready to fight," said another. They could be right, as indicated by the song name, which is especially poignant as the music comes just a month before the one-year anniversary of the terror attack during her concert in Manchester, England, last year.

And, funny enough, her signature hairstyle was actually simply born of necessity (as all good inventions). "My actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down," she has previously explained. "As annoying as it is for y’all to look at the same hairstyle all the time, it’s all that works for now.”

Looks like things are changing now. See below for hilarious reactions to the transformation.